Sharing and Collaboration in the Cloud

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1 Sharing and Collaboration in the Cloud Washington Apple Pi General Meeting August 23, 2014! Presenters: Diana King, Jay Castillo, Roy Wagner, Lawrence Charters, Larry Kerschberg, Raju Tonapi, Jonathan Bernstein, and the audience 1

2 Outline of Presentation [Diana] Brief Review of Cloud Computing Sharing and Collaboration using Mac, ios and Windows. icloud and iwork (Pages, Keynote, and Numbers) [Roy] Google Drive and Google Docs (no desktop versions) [Lawrence] MS OneDrive and Office365 (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) [Larry] Comparison of the three productivity suites Case studies from the audience 2

3 Cloud Computing Review [Jay] Computing and Software as a Service The Web Servers can host your data and applications Pay based on usage; Lease software rather than own it. Synchronization of files across multiple computers Cloud services: Dropbox, icloud, Google Drive, OneDrive, Amazon Web Services, SugarSync, and the like. 3

4 Apple s icloud and iwork Web Browser version 4

5 The Apple icloud Apple s very own cloud service is integrated into Mac OSX and ios! icloud integrated into applications.! idrive coming to Mac OSX Yosemite and ios 8. (Will replace icloud) 5

6 Apple s iwork icloud.com! Login: Your AppleID 6

7 icloud Home Screen: 7

8 Apple's icloud Security: 8

9 icloud Pages Screen: 9

10 icloud Numbers icloud Keynote All Look and Function the Same 10

11 icloud Options Menu: 11

12 System Preferences: 12

13 System Preferences: 13

14 Manage Your icloud Storage: 14

15 iwork Collaboration with Pages and Keynote Show the iwork web site and online collaboration using the Web as well as Mac or ios apps. Create a Pages or Keynote document on your Mac or ios device Share it with a friend or colleague Edit the document in real time Show some nice features of Pages and Keynote 15

16 Google Drive and Google Apps [Lawrence] Google s philosophy is that everything can be done online! Google Drive and GDocs 16

17 Google Drive and Collaboration with Google Docs Show Google Drive web site with online collaboration using the Web. Create a document on your Mac or ios device Share it with a friend or colleague Edit the document in real time Show some nice features of Google Drive. 17

18 Microsoft OneDrive and Office 365 Apps [Larry] Microsoft under its new CEO, Satya Nadella, is oriented towards cloud services 18

19 Text Microsoft is not the Evil Empire Steve and Bill at the 1997 MacWorld Conference. Bill Gates invested $150 Million to give Apple a lifeline. The rest is history! 19

20 Microsoft OneDrive and Collaboration with Office Applications Show OneDrive web site with online collaboration using the Web apps. Create a Word document on the Mac or ios device Share it with a friend or colleague Edit the document in real time Show some nice features of MS Office for ipad. 20

21 Which Cloud Service is right for you? Why bother to choose? Get them all! On a budget? Free is good! Are you retired? Do you own a business? Do you need to use MS Office to create and submit documents? Do you collaborate with family, friends and colleagues? Are you worried about security? 21

22 Comparison of Services/Costs Apple icloud (current) Apple icloud Drive ( Microsoft OneDrive Google Drive Dropbox Free 5GB 5GB 15GB (8GB Bonus for signing up) 15GB 2GB (up to 16GB Bonus for signing up) 20GB $3.33/month or $40/year $0.99/month Free with Office 365 subscription ($6.99 a month) Not Available Not Available 50GB $8.33/month or $100/year Not Available $2.08/month or $25/year Not Available Not Available 100GB Not Available Not Available $4.16/month or $50/year $1.99/month $9.99/month 200GB Not Available $3.99/month $8.33/month or $100/year Not Available $19.99/month or $199.99/year 1TB or higher Not Available Unannounced Platforms Windows, Mac, ios Windows, Mac, ios One Drive and OneDrive for Business $2.50 per user/month Windows, Mac, Android, ios $9.99/month Windows, Mac, Android, ios $15 per user/ month for unlimited storage Windows, Mac, Android, ios 22

23 Audience Case Studies 23